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Martin L. Korn

Martin L. Korn, MD is a psychiatrist who has studied and developed innovative psychological systems models for productivity and efficiency. His primary area of concentration has been the development of a new socio-economic model for helping the socially disadvantaged. More recently he has introduced methods of of increasing productivity in computing. He is also launching a consortium of online newspapers serving all 50 states in the US as well as several countries and cities internationally.

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Martin L. Korn, MD
Martin L. Korn, MD is a psychiatrist who has studied and developed innovative psychological systems models for productivity and efficiency. His primary area of concentration has been the development of a novel revenue generating for profit socio-economic model for helping the socially disadvantaged. More recently he has introduced methods of of increasing productivity in computing. He is also launching a consortium of online newspapers serving all 50 states in the US as well as several countries and cities internationally.

Background
Dr. Korn attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate, medical school as well as psychiatry residency training. He was trained in family and systems theory at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic during his first year of psychiatric residency. Dr. Salvatore Minuchin, the Director of Philadelphia Child Guidance, was one of the principle developers of the family systems approach. It was here that Dr. Korn learned about the importance, power and flexibility of psychological systems interventions. He conducted research on the neuro-biology and phenomenology of suicide and violence at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for five years under the direction of Herman van Praag, MD, PhD. Dr. Korn subsequently went to work with the homeless at the Willow Avenue Shelter in the Bronx. It was at this time that he developed his socio-economic model for the socially disadvantaged.

Development of the Socio-Economic Model
While working with and studying the services provided to the homeless at the Willow Avenue Shelter, Dr. Korn noted a discrepancy between the desire of many of the homeless for employment and social independence and the social services provided. Many of the homeless expressed a strong desire to work, yet vocational opportunities and support were limited. Instead the shelter system stressed the need for immediate provision of social welfare benefits such as Medicaid and Medicare Disability Income. Not only was the system expensive, it did not provide the needed opportunities for reintegration of the homeless into a working socially integrated network. Dr. Korn developed an "Economically Centered Social Network" model to more cost-effectively address the needs and preferences of the homeless. In brief, the model suggested that offering an immediate job along with a socially cohesive network at the workplace could be an effective means of reintegration. In order to carry out the system an socially dedicated business entitled "Econet Enterprises" was established. A trial of the model with 5 homeless women was very successful. The model is delineated in detail at the web site www.econetenterprises.com

Despite the successful trials of the Econet system, the model could not be fully implemented until 2008. The initiative was advanced by the establishment of 11th and 11th Avenues, a corporation and web site serving as the economic arm of Econet. The web site established the vehicle for online sales of products. In addition the manufacturing of marble and granite products along with leather goods provided a manufacturing base for the corporation.

Increasing Computer Efficiency and Productivity
Author or coauthor of over 20 peer-reviewed articles & book chapters Author or coauthor of over 50 articles and conference summaries on Internet medical education web sites Founder and President of Econet Enterprises, a socially dedicated business developing innovative economic systems-based solutions to the problems of the socially disadvantaged www.econetenterprises.com Founder and network coordinator of New York Network 100, an Internet business web site for NY businesses www.nyn100.com Founder of 11th and 11th Avenues, an Internet site "whimsical in content but serious in purpose" - devoted to helping people and the environment www.11thand11th.com Founder of EcoAlliances - an environmental networking and fundraising organization www.ecoalliances.com Medical Director of the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT Team) at the Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon, NY working with the socially disadvantaged Producer and Host - Perspectives on Mental Health A weekly public access television show on issues related to psychiatry and psychology. Winner of the 2006 Best Series Award for LMC-TV, Mamaroneck, NY www.pmhtv.org

Some of the Perspectives interviews include:

Eric Kandel, MD – Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine 2000 – on memory (preview http://pmhtv.org/clinicians.htm) When World’s Collide – psychology of terror (filmed in Israel) (preview http://pmhtv.org/consumers.htm) Lorraine Bracco – The Sopranos – her personal experience with depression John Starks – NY Knicks – psychology of sports (preview http://pmhtv.org/sports.htm) Annia Hatch & Steve McCain – US Olympic Gymnasts – psychology of sports (previews http://pmhtv.org/sports.htm) Patrick McGrath, MD – Columbia Presbyterian – on depression (preview http://pmhtv.org/clinicians.htm) Menopause the Musical – on women’s issues – filmed on site off-Broadway (preview http://pmhtv.org/consumers.htm) Addicted: a comedy of substance – on substance abuse - filmed on site off-Broadway (preview http://pmhtv.org/consumers.htm) Educational Background

Undergraduate University of Pennsylvania Medical School University of Pennsylvania Residency University of Pennsylvania Research Training Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Journal Articles & Book Chapters

1. van Praag HM, Kahn RS, Asnis GM, Wetzler S, Brown SL, Bleich A, Korn ML. Denosologization of biological psychiatry or the specificity of 5-HT disturbances in psychiatric disorders. J Affect Disord. 1987 Jul-Aug;13(1):1-8. Review.

2. van Praag HM, Kahn R, Asnis GM, Wetzler S, Brown SL, Bleich A, Korn ML. Beyond nosology in biological psychiatry. 5-HT disturbances in mood, aggression and anxiety disorders. In: Briley M, Fillion J (eds): New Concepts in Depression. London:Macmillan Press, 1988.

3. Apter A, Plutchik R, Sevy S, Korn M, Brown S, van Praag H. Defense mechanisms in risk of suicide and risk of violence. Am J Psychiatry. 1989 Aug;146(8):1027-31.

4. Yadalam KG, Korn ML, Simpson GM. Tardive dystonia: four case histories. J Clin Psychiatry. 1990 Jan;51(1):17-20.

5. Brown SL, Korn ML. Somatic and psychological treatments of depression. Psychiatr Ann. 1989;19(7):388-393.

6. Plutchik R, van Praag HM, Picard S, Conte HR, Korn M. Is there a relation between the seriousness of suicidal intent and the lethality of the suicide attempt? Psychiatry Res. 1989 Jan;27(1):71-9.

7. Apter A, Brown SL, Korn ML, van Praag HM. Serotonergic parameters of aggression and suicide. In: Brown SL, van Praag HM (eds.). The Role of Serotonin in Psychiatric Disorders, New York: Brunner Mazel 1990.

8. Apter A, van Praag HM, Plutchik R, Sevy S, Korn M, Brown SL. Interrelationships among anxiety, aggression, impulsivity, and mood: a serotonergically linked cluster? Psychiatry Res. 1990 May;32(2):191-9.

9. Korn ML, Brown SL, Apter A, van Praag HM. Serotonin and suicide: A functional-dimensional viewpoint. In Lester D (ed): Current Concepts of Suicide, 57-70. Philadelphia: Charles Press, 1990.

10. van Praag HM, Asnis GM, Brown SL, Korn ML, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Wetzler S. Beyond Serotonin: A multi-aminergic perspective on abnormal behavior. In: Brown SL, van Praag HM (eds.). The Role of Serotonin in Psychiatric Disorders, New York: Brunner Mazel 1990.

11. van Praag HM, Asnis GM, Kahn RS, Brown SL, Korn M, Friedman JM, Wetzler S. Monoamines and abnormal behaviour. A multi-aminergic perspective. Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Nov;157:723-34. Review.

12. Van Praag HM, Asnis GM, Kahn RS, Brown SL, Korn M, Friedman JM, Wetzler S. Nosological tunnel vision in biological psychiatry. A plea for a functional psychopathology. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1990;600:501-10. Review.

13. van Praag HM, Asnis GM, Kahn RS, Brown SL, Korn M. Harkavy-Friedman JM, Wetzler S. Nosological tunnel vision in biological psychiatry. A plea for functional pathology. In: Whitaker-Azmita PM, Peroutka SJ (eds.). The Neuropharmacology of Serotonin. Annals NY Acad Sci 600:501-510, 1990.

14. Apter A, Kotler M, Sevy S, Plutchik R, Brown SL, Foster H, Hillbrand M, Korn ML, van Praag HM. Correlates of risk of suicide in violent and nonviolent psychiatric patients. Am J Psychiatry. 1991 Jul;148(7):883-7.

15. Wetzler S, Kahn RS, Asnis GM, Korn M, van Praag HM. Serotonin receptor sensitivity and aggression. Psychiatry Res. 1991 Jun;37(3):271-9

16. Korn ML. Economically Centered Social Network for Homeless Individuals. Proceedings: National Small Business Consulting Conference, Small Business Institute Director’s Association, Washington, D.C. January 29-February 2, 1992. Pages 78-80

17. Korn ML, Asnis G, Brown SL, van Praag HV. Serotonin receptor sensitivity and suicide. Biol Psychiatry. 1992 Jul 15;32(2):209-10. No abstract available.

18. Korn ML, Botsis AJ, Kotler M, Plutchik R, Conte HR, Finkelstein G, Grosz D, Kay S, Brown SL, van Praag HM. The Suicide and Aggression Survey: a semistructured instrument for the measurement of suicidality and aggression. Compr Psychiatry. 1992 Nov-Dec;33(6):359-65.

19. Korn ML, Kotler M, Molcho A, Botsis AJ, Grosz D, Chen C, Plutchik R, Brown SL, van Praag HM. Suicide and violence associated with panic attacks. Biol Psychiatry. 1992 Mar 5;31(6):607-12.

20. Gordon ML, Lipton RB, Brown SL, Nakraseive C, Russell M, Pollack SZ, Korn ML, Merriam A, Solomon S, van Praag HM. Headache and cortisol responses to m-chlorophenylpiperazine are highly correlated. Cephalalgia. 1993 Dec;13(6):400-5.

21. Gordon ML, Brown SL, Lipton RB, Korn ML, Kay SR, Solomon S, van Praag HM. Serotonergic parallels in migraine, depression and anxiety. In: Micieli G (ed.). Headache and depression: Serotonin pathways as a common clue, 1995.

22. Korn ML, Brown SL, Kotler M, Apter A, Gordon M, van Praag HM. Serotonergic function in suicide attempters. In: Diekstra RFW, Gulbinat W, Platt S, Schmidtke A (eds.). Preventive Strategies on Suicide. World Health Organization State of the Art Publication, 1995

23. Korn ML, Plutchik R, Van Praag HM. Panic-associated suicidal and aggressive ideation and behavior. J Psychiatr Res. 1997 Jul-Aug;31(4):481-7.

Internet Articles (a limited selection are listed below)

1. Korn ML. Historical Roots of Schizophrenia. June 2001. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/131_index

2. Korn ML. Achieving Remission in Depression: Raising the Standard of Care. October 2003. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/462850

3. Nasrallah HM, Korn ML. A Rational Approach to Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapy. September 2003.Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2675

4. Korn ML. Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: An Evolving Interface. September 2004. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/490204

5. Nasrallah HM, Korn ML. The Expanding Role of Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapy in Bipolar Disorder. February 2004. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2953

6. Nasrallah HM, Korn, ML. Metabolic Disorders in Schizophrenia: Relationship to Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment. July 2004. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/483780

7. Reichman WE, Korn ML. Comprehensive Management of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia. January 2004. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2896

8. Nasrallah HM, Korn ML. Metabolic Issues in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Weight Gain. August 2005. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/4481